The Young Scientist Award was given to Associate Professor in Genetics Hedvig Tamman and the Young IT Scientist Award to Head of Applied Natural Language Processing Liisa Rätsep.
On 16 May, the Estonian Doctoral School Career Conference will be held in Tallinn to discuss the value of doctoral studies and the career prospects of doctoral students. All Estonian doctoral students and those interested in doctoral studies are welcome to attend.
Birute Klaas-Lang was elected as the academy research professor in Estonian language and its teaching and Meelis Kull as the academy research professor in artificial intelligence.
Alongside the creation of new technologies, Ida-Virumaa's transition to a sustainable economic model requires diversified skills and support for the development of research-intensive businesses.
The senate of the University of Tartu decided to promote Kuldar Taveter, Associate Professor of Information Systems at the Institute of Computer Science, to the position of Professor.
On 18 May, thousands of University of Tartu alumni will meet in the student city again after five years. The alumni get-together “Back to the university” will include lectures and tours of institutes across the city, a sing-along and welcoming speeches in front of the main building, a procession and a grand party in the sports hall.
The Industrial Master's Program in IT welcomes first-year master's students in IT to apply for the program, which combines studies with practical work experience in a partnering company.
The University of Tartu invites international students interested in English-taught curricula to submit their applications in DreamApply. Studies will start at the beginning of September 2024.
As the first company in the Estonian food industry, Nõo Meat Factory, together with the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu, will start testing novel artificial intelligence and robotics solutions.
At the university’s ceremony marking the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, Henri Pokk, a master’s student of the University of Tartu, was announced the winner of the three rectors’ scholarship competition, which was held for the seventh time.
On February 14, in Brussels, experts in artificial intelligence from Estonian and European universities, members of the European Commission, and technology attachés from member states gathered to discuss the development trends and opportunities for becoming a world leader in the field of secure artificial intelligence.
The exhibition shows the discoveries of dozens of University of Tartu researchers that have significantly impacted global advancements in science and helped us better understand our surroundings.